# Accident 19750809025369A: Mooney M20C, WA, August 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1975
- Place: WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N6481U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6481U-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,437 total, 55 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809025369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6481U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920118002549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920118002549A), Jan 18, 1992: Mooney M20C (N6481U), Santa Monica, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Reported rough engine after takeoff. Tried to return. Hit powerpole and crashed. Possible water or carb ice. Factor

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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